Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-06-03
SHERMAN.
Two Thieves Caught on Short Notice-A
Woman Sent 10 Fort Smith for Trial.
SnecIal tn the Gazette

Two Thieves Caught on Short Notice-A
Woman Sent 10 Fort Smith for Trial.
Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, June 2.-The business
portion of the city was thrown into con-
siderable excitement this afternoon when
the news was circulated that band of
horse thieves had visited the court
house square and had succeeded
in making their escape with stolen
horses which they had brought
with them from the Indian
Territory, but the facts were soon learned,
and were about as follows: City Mar
shall Blsine's attention was attracted 0y
strangers at about 3 p. m. who were try
ing to either sell or exchange two mules,
one q bay and the other g soTrel, at sac
ritice One of the men mounted
his mule and started in the direc-
ton Of the eastern suburbs of the
city. He had apparently discovered that
he was being watched by the officers.
Marshal Blaine notified Deputy Sheriff
Hodges and told him to mount horse
and shadow the man who had left town,
and then went to the Sherif's Office TO
answer g telephone call from Denison,
telling him to arrest two men
who had stolen two mules at Lehigh,
1. T., giving the same description
of the mules in possession of the men
here. The marshal then went out on the
streets and found the second on his mule
and in the act of leaving, when he arrested
him and placed him In jail. The Marshal
was then Joined by eX-Sherif E. 3.
Douglass and Deputies James Mayes,
Overton, Hodges, and armed
with Winchester rifles, went to
q thIcket short distance
from the city where the first man was re-
ported TO have gone and where they
found him dismounted from the mule
and standing with g Winchester drawn
on them. They surrounded the thicket
and approached within forty steps of the
man before he would yield to
their commands to lay down
his gun, which he did at last,
and was brought to the city
and placed in jail. The men gave their
names as Smith and Greenleaf, but have
given no explanation or made any confess
sion, and their cases will be investigated
tomorrow.
Mamie Martin, wife of David Martin,
who has been held in jail with her husband
for some time under a charge of being
guilty of the heinOus crime of being &C
TO her husband in aiding him in
seducing a girl about thirteen years of
age by the name of Emma Camp in the |
Indian Territory in April last, stood a
trial in United States Com
Ricketts, court this afternoon
and was remanded TO be transferred to
Fort Smith for final trial.
Dopufu ITnita5 Sts+oz INN
Johnson arrested and placed in jail to-
night a Mrs. Branderburg, VINO is
charged with either manufacturing or
selling cigars without license.
Two negroes, John Fault and Tony |
MOpptns, engaged in a shooting sCrape |
tonight about O'Clock. Fault escaped |
wounds, but none of them are considered |
serious.
Mr.. William Caps, ex-City Attorney !
of Fort Worth, and Miss SalIie Brooks |
Of Sherman were married at the residence i
Bishop Garrett of Dallas performing the
marriage rite. After the uuptials Mr..
Capps and his bride took their departure
for Niagara Falls and other noted places
of resort On an extensive bridal tour.
A motion was filed in the District court
this morning for new hearing in the
csse of Lee Porter, the negro convicted
of rape few days ago, by q jury which
assessed his punishment at death. The
motion will be argued by counsel to-
morrow morning.
James Cave, citizen OF this city, WAS
arraigned before Justice Hinkle this !
for preliminary hearing under |
g -. 4
His bonds were fixed at |
$500 in each case. in default of which ne |
was committed to jail.